The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18
OUR MAN on THE OUTSIDE.
CHIPS FROM A. HATcHETT.
OXFORD.


great fire, you would not recognize it now
The fire fiend swallowed up all of those |
wooden relics of antiquarian |
days-structures built long before Hender. |
son was, and left over half the business |
part of the town desolation of burnt ruin |
of so great an extent those not familiar
with the pluck and "get up" of Oxford,
thought and said she was q doomed town,
that her fate was sealed. Though it has
only been few months since this great
disaster, Phoenix like, from the ashes of
the past, she is rising grander than before,
and to-day, on the site of the ruins there
are two magnificent brick warehouses.
The Johnston, to lie run by those enter
prising gentlemen, Davis & Gregory, whose
trust jim a friend temporarily involved them
for large amount, but who happily are
now 90. X" with ample means and ac-
commOdations, will be candidates again
for popular favor in the early fall. The
second is that Of Messrs. Bullock s Mitch
ell, whose loss by the fire was so great for
young men. This warehouse is upon the
lot where Capt. Lands house stood before
the fire, and like the Johnston, has two
nicely fitted up stores in the front.
In all, there are twenty brick stores now
in process of erection, and work is to be
commenced on six more this week. The
streets are blocked with lumber, brick
and mortar, and the people are justly
proud of the rapidity with which they are
building up.
Property in the business part of the town
is held at high figures, thirty thousand
dollars being asked for the Kingsb,uy
place, while some of the stores now build
ing are contracted for at from five to eight
hundred dollars rent. The implicit faith
in the certain and early completion of the
railroad from GAINESVILLE is the main cause
of this rise in values.
We heard good deal of railroad talk
there, the burden of the most of which was
an attempt to prove the building Of the
road from here to Durham could do Hen
derson no good. We don't know so much
about that, but we are convinced our friends
in both Raleigh and Oxford fear it may do
them some harm.
While there we put up with "mine
host" Of the Central Hotel, our old Clarks-
Vile friend, Warren overly, who minis
tered most pleasantly to our comfort. His
| table was set with just such dishes as
suited our fancy and cooked and seasoned
to please our palate. We hate to confess
we felt at all "sheepish while there, but
| the plain truth is We did eat too mach fat
mutton.
There was very pleasant dance there on
Fiday night, but our age was too we'll
known to allow us to play the Lothario,
hence, we can give no data-as to the vic
| tories or casualties of the occasion farther
than current street rumor of serious ac-
cident to four dollar and half pitcher,
the fracture of which necessitated the
handing round the hat among the brethren
for the benefit of the wounded.
In the Torchtsght Office we missed W. II
Gregory and E. w. Jones, both being of
for an extended recreation
There are about thirty-two more things
we saw and heard there we want to put
down, but they will have to be put off till
"next time"
Mrs. Frank Register of Oxford, who has
been quite sick the past two weeks, was
| SOllleGlllUS DcItcT Ou IcdtuIuay.
The Richmond Dispatch makes comp1i
mentary mention of our townsman, Henry
NJ. Cannon. Born and raised i'm Richmond
but moving here soon after reaching hi:
majority, his social and financial success i:
such as to verify what was said of VIM. ii
Harrison while candidate for the Presi
dency: "Virginia is a good place to bt
born in, provided you emigrate early
Mr.. Cannon has been absent several weeks
and our army of tobacco buyers have fel
the loss of tlIeir heavy ordnance, while
some "maidens fair" are disconsOlate ant
will not smile till "he comes again.
After several successful years in tobacco
accomplished by the closest attention ant
confinement to business, he has spread hi
wings for long flight over land and sc;
to Newfoundland, Manitoba, the Western
Lakes, Yellow Stone National Park
Montana, and other far off places. IL
expects to be back about the 1st of October
The good wishes of the GOLD LEAF, TIL
MAN on the Outside" and others VIII
shall be nameless here, attend him.
New York, Chicago and Cincinnati lie
their Doodle Aldermen get away with tn
"Swag." Henderson is more fortunate
her Doodle officer was made to produce til
money in court and fork it over on tn
clerks desk. We must be growing-an
town that can afford Doodle officials mus
be we'll off, and then we have capitals
investing in far off railroad stock Boodl
officers and bloated bondholders. Hurra
for Henderson
Returning from Oxford Saturday night
the sheriff of Granville kindly furnishe,
us with company in the person of Allel
Saunders, colored, whom we escorted to th
, Vance county Jail for having thrashed hi
wife with piece of hickory, commonl
called an axe-helve. The keeper Of tin
County Hotel now has eight bOarders iron
Granville, all of whom seem to be enjoy
ing fair health.
w. A. Davis, Esq, Of the enterprisin
firm of Davis &c Gregory, Oxford, passes
through here Monday On his way to Rich
mond, Va, from which place he will go +
Morehead to attend the meeting Of tn
, Tobacco Association, which convened Their
: yesterday.
t Messrs. Scott Parker and r. l.. danger
field received per r. & G. r. r. last wee
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